CSC accepts nominations for the outstanding public
servants, HR practitioner, Ulirang Kawani
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, May 14 (PIA) – The Civil Service
Commission (CSC) announced that they are still accepting nominations for the
2015 Regional Search for The Outstanding Public Servants (TOPS), Outstanding
Human Resource Management Practitioner, Outstanding Agency and Ulirang Kawani
here in Caraga Region.
CSC Caraga regional director Resurreccion Pueyo
said that the programs recognizes and rewards civil servants who have given
pride and glory to the government service by continuously showing excellence in
terms of innovations and inventions or who bravely carry out duties mindless of
the obstacles and difficulties.
Each government agency is encouraged to commence
the periodic review of the performance of officials and employees. “There is no
limit to the number of nominees your agency may submit,” added Pueyo.
TOPS is open to all elective and appointive
officials in this region. Should be recipient of Award (national and regional)
within three years prior to the date of nomination, and must bare significant
accomplishments for the last two years.
Also, the general qualification for the
Outstanding Human Resource Management Officer (HRMO)/ Administrative Officer
(AO) Award Category includes any position who actually performs human resource
related functions; must have rendered at least one year of service in the job
as of December 31, 2014; must have attended relevant CSC initiated trainings in
2014; and must have conducted at last 1 CSC training in his/her respective
agency.
As to criteria, the policy implementation is 40%;
records management-30%; human resource development (HRD) capacity buiiding-20%;
and inter-intra personal relationship-10%.
According to Pueyo, the Outstanding Agency Award
is awarded to the agency of the awarded outstanding HRMO/AO who is supportive
to the programs of the Commission.
Meanwhile, the Ulirang Kawani Award is open to all
appointive officials and employees in the region nominated by the Program on
Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Committee/ Non-government
Organization (NGO) Employees’ Association; has no absences exceeding 3 days for
the whole year of 2014, exclusive of absences due to forced leave, special
leave privileges, paternity or maternity leave, sick leave; has no tardy and
/or undertime exceeding five times in 2014; has good inter-intra personal
relationship with co-employees, superirir officers, and the transacting public;
has involvement in the co-curricular and extra-curricular activities; and with
special achievement/contribution to the office based on the norms and conduct.
“With your full support and assistance in this
undertaking, we are assured of a continued partnership in promoting a culture
of ethics and excellence in the public service,” emphasized Pueyo.
For additional details, you may contact the
Regional Search Secretariat at telephone numbers (085)342-6089/815-3370. (VLG/PIA
Caraga)
BIR clarifies issues on eFPS, eBIRForms implementation
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, May 14 (PIA) – In time with the
second quarter meeting of the Regional Development Council – Development
Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) meeting held on Thursday here, the Bureau of
Internal Revenue (BIR) Caraga has clarified issues and concerns on the
implementation of the Electronic Platform in Filing Tax Returns under eFPS or
eBIRForms for filing Income Tax Returns for Calendar Year 2014.
Edelwesa Patubo, Client Support Unit acting
assistant head of BIR-Caraga reiterated that the BIR is committed to collect
taxes for nation-building through excellent, efficient and transparent service,
just and fair enforcement of tax laws, uplifting the life of every Filipino.
“In connection with the implementation of the
Electronic Platform in Filling Tax Returns under the eFPS or eBIRForms
especially for those who filed for filing and payment of Income Tax Returns for
Calendar Year 2014 which was due last April 15, 2015, the Circular No. 19-2015
was issued to provide answers/resolutions to frequently asked questions in
addition to those already posted in the eFPS/eBIRForms Systems available in the
BIR website,” Patubo bared.
Patubo also explained that the online eBIRForms is
a filing infrastructure that accepts tax returns submitted online and
automatically computes penalties for tax returns submitted beyond the due date.
When asked who are those mandated to use the eFPS,
Patubo disclosed that these are the following: Taxpayer Account Management
Program (TAMP) Taxpayers (Revenue Regulation No. 10-2014); Accredited Importer
and Prospective Importer required to secure the BIR-ICC and BIR-BCC (RR No.
10-2014); National Government Agencies (RR No. 1-2013); All Licensed Local Contractors
(RR No. 10-2012); Enterprises enjoying Fiscal Incentives (RR No. 1-2010); Top
5,000 Individual Taxpayers (RR No. 6-2009); Corporations with Paid-Up Capital
Stock of P10 million and above (RR No. 10-2007); Corporations with Complete
Computerized Accounting System (RR No. 10-2007); Procuring Government Agencies
with respect to Withholding of VAT and Percentage Taxes (RR No. 3-2005);
Government Bidders (RR No. 3-2005); Insurance Companies and Stock Brokers
(Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 71-2004); Large Taxpayers (RR No. 2-2002, as
amended); and Top 20,000 Private Corporation (RR No. 2-98, as amended).
Also, for those who are mandated to use eBIRForms
and eFile are the following: Accredited Tax Agents/Practitioners and all its
client-taxpayers who authorized them to file in their behalf; Accredited
Printers of Principal and Supplementary Receipts/Invoices; One-Time Transaction
taxpayers; Those engaged in business, or those with mix income (both
compensation and business income) who shall file a “No Payment” Return
(exception under RMC No. 12-2015); Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations;
Local Government Units, except barangays; Cooperatives, registered with
National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Local Water Utilities
Administrations (LWUA).
“Not all taxpayers are required to file
electronically. Only taxpayers enumerated in items no. 5 and 6 of the RMC No.
19-2015 are required/mandated to file electronically. Other taxpayers such as
Micro Small Medium Enterprises who are filing their own returns and have tax
payment due are not required to file electronically. However, nothing prevents
them to voluntarily enroll and file using either the eFPS/eBIRForms electronic
platform of the BIR. Thus, the existing procedures on Manual Filing shall still
apply,” Patubo emphasized.
Patubo further clarified that only those taxpayers
enumerated under item no. 6 of same RMC (as mentioned under RR No. 6-2014) are
mandated to use and enroll in the eBIRForms System. Individual and
non-individual taxpayers who do not fall under those categories may still file
manually using the printed BIR Forms or file using the generated form from the
Offline eBIRForms either manually or electronically by online submission or
e-filing.
Meanwhile, as to the penalties for failure to file
returns under electronic systems of the BIR by taxpayers mandatorily covered by
eFPS or eBIRForms, Patubo stressed that all taxpayers mandated under the
existing issuances, who fail to do so, shall be imposed a penalty of P1,000 per
return pursuant to Section 250 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended.
“In addition, the taxpayer, shall also be imposed
civil penalties equivalent to 25 percent of the tax due to be paid, for filings
a return not in accordance with existing regulations, thus, tantamount to wrong
venue filing pursuant to Section 248 (A) (3) of the NIRC of 1997, as amended,”
added Patubo. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga LGUs urged to pay withholding tax,
mandatory obligations’ payment promptly
By Daisy Jane M. Apit
BUTUAN CITY, May 14 (PIA — The Regional Development
Council - Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) has approved
Resolution No. 6, Series of 2015 in their 2nd quarter meeting, Thursday, May 14
held at Samping Avenue, J.C. Aquino Avenue, this city.
Subject matter of Resolution No. 6 was “Endorsing
to the RDC the request to the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
(ULAP) and the various Leagues of Local Government Units (LGUs) to strongly
urge all local government units (LGUs) to promptly remit the correct Bureau
Internal Revenues (BIR) withholding taxes and mandatory obligations to
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)
and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).”
The said resolution was the answer to the
committee’s proposal of “Inclusion of Regular Remittance by the LGUs of the
Correct BIR Withholding Taxes and Other Mandatory Obligations as an Additional
Criterion in Evaluating Nominees for conferment of the Seal of Good Local Governance
(SGLG)" during their first quarter meeting.
“Instead of
recommending the inclusion of this matter as another criterion in our
assessment for the conferment of the seal of local good governance, let’s just
make a resolution enjoining the LGUs to remit promptly in accordance to the
requirements of the agencies concerned,” Cabadbaran Mayor Dale B. Corvera,
RDC-DAC chairperson said.
Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Caraga regional director Lilibeth Famacion also asserted that there was
no need for another criterion because the three criteria of the core assessment
for the seal (good financial housekeeping, disaster preparedness and social
protection) were already hard for the LGUs to comply with.
“The matter regarding these issues is already
covered in the good financial housekeeping. If it would be separated as another
criterion then, I think, it would be more challenging for the LGUs,” Famacion
added.
“We all agree that the present criteria of the
conferment of the seal are indeed stringent. So, with this it is but right to
affirm the endorsement to call for the LGUs to pay promptly all these
obligations to help in the efforts of the concerned agencies. Not only for a
requirement but it is a responsibilty and of course, maapektuhan din kasi nito
ang benefits ng ating mga employees (the employees' benefits will also be
affected),” said NEDA Caraga regional director and RDC Caraga vice chairperson
Mylah Faye Aurora B. CariΓ±o.
Before the approval of the resolution,
presentations of the status of Caraga’s LGUs payment for withholding taxes and
other mandatory obligations preceded. GSIS, PhilHealth and BIR regional offices
gave summaries of their previous annual reports.
The stated reports were also the bases for
assessing the LGUs performance for further evaluation for SGLG.
Another major resolutions accepted in the
conference were the endorsement to the RDC the request of the Office of the
Presidential Assistant for Peace Process (OPAPP) to the Regional Line Agencies
for the Inclusion of Unfunded Peace building Interventions in PAMANA Areas in
its FY 2016 Budget and Subsequent Budgets and the request of the DAC for the
submission of the members of the council for their proposed research topics on
or before May 22 for this year's Research Agenda. (DJA/PIA Caraga)
DepEd holds K to 12 BEP mass training in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 14 (PIA) – A
seven-day live-in mass training on the K to 12 Basic Education Program for
Grade IV teachers is being conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd)
Division Office in Surigao del Sur on May 11-17, 2015.
Simultaneously being held at four separate
venues—Selades Apartelle, Shacene Pension House and Restaurant, Jins’
Restaurant, and Villa Maria Luisa Hotel—the said undertaking is aimed at
preparing the concerned teachers to handle subjects on said grade level
starting this upcoming school year, according to a training design obtained
from Surigao del Sur DepEd Division Office.
A total of 526 Grade IV teachers coming from both
divisions of Surigao del Sur and Tandag City are required to attend, it was
learned.
Dr. Marilou Dedumo and Dr. Gregoria Su are the
respective heads of said DepEd Divisions. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano News: Libreng operasyon sa katarata
gipahigayon sa Siargao
Ni Mary Jul Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Mayo 14 (PIA) –
Libreng operasyon sa katarata kun “cataract" ug pagtangtang sa teredium
malampuson nga gipahigayon niadtong Mayo 8-9, 2015 didto sa Siargao District
Hospital, ning probinsya.
Adunay mokabat sa 23 ka mga pasyente ang
nakatagamtam sa libre nga pagtangtang sa katarata ug unom sa teredium.
Ang maong operasyon gipanguluhan ni Dr. Victorio
Cajeta kauban sa uban pa nga mga doktor, nurses ug optometrists gikan sa Velez
Hospital ug Perpetual Succor sa Cebu City sa pakigtambayayong sa probinsya
pinaagi sa Provincial Health Office sa pagpangulo ni Dr. Isabel B. Makinano.
Ang maong kalihukan kabahin na gihapon kini sa
kasaulogan sa 114th Founding Anniversary sa probinsya karong umaabot Mayo 15
ning tuiga nga nagdala sa temang “Empowering Communities Through Sustainable
Agri-Toruism Development.” (SDR/PIC-Surigao
del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
